ROKS Dae Jo-yeong (DDH-977)
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
![]() ROKS Dae Jo-yeong passing under the Coronado Bridge, San Diego on 17 October 2006. | |
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Name |
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Namesake | Dae Jo-yeong |
Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea |
Launched | 12 November 2003 |
Commissioned | 30 June 2005 |
Identification | Pennant number: DDH-977 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion | Combined diesel or gas |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 200 |
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ROKS Dae Jo-yeong (DDH-977) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Dae Jo-yeong.[1]
Design
The KDX-II is part of a much larger build up program aimed at turning the ROKN into a blue-water navy. It is said to be the first stealthy major combatant in the ROKN and was designed to significantly increase the ROKN's capabilities.[2][3]
Construction and career
ROKS Dae Jo-yeong was launched on 12 November 2003 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 30 June 2005.
RIMPAC 2018
ROKS Dae Jo-yeong, ROKS Park Wi and ROKS Yulgok Yi I participated in RIMPAC 2018 which will last from 27 June to 2 August 2018.[4]
Gallery
- ROKS Doe Jo-yeong Gallery
- ROKS Doe Jo-yeong alongside USS Lake Erie during a communication drills and maneuvering stations on 13 January 2010.
- ROKS Dae Jo-yeong arriving in Pearl Harbor for the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on 22 November 2013.
- USS Ashland transits the East China Sea with ROKS Dae Jo-yeong during a photo exercise March 27, 2014.
References
- ^ "Chungmugong Yi Sunshin Class / DDH-II Class Destroyer". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ Sung-ki, Jung (25 May 2007). "Korea Launches Aegis Warship". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "ROKS Dae Jo-yeong DDH-977". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "47-Ship RIMPAC Exercise Kicks Off Tomorrow". USNI News. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyers
- Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin
- Munmu the Great
- Dae Jo-yeong
- Wang Geon
- Gang Gam-chan
- Choe Yeong
- Preceded by: Gwanggaeto the Great class
- Followed by: Sejong the Great class
- List of destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy